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NASA Selects University Teams to Explore Innovative Aeronautical Research
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NASA has selected another five university teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges that could help transform flight in…

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NASA Selects Awardees for New Aviation Maintenance Challenge
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NASA has selected three university-led teams for the first round of a new technical challenge pursuing innovative aviation maintenance practices.…

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NASA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: Azlin Biaggi-Labiosa
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Dr. Azlin Biaggi-Labiosa, born and raised in Puerto Rico, made a courageous decision to pivot her academic studies – launching…

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NASA Research Challenge Selects Two New Student-Led Teams
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NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…

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NASA Concludes Wind Study
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A NASA wind study aimed at enhancing air taxi safety on takeoff and landing is complete at NASA’s Armstrong Flight…

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NASA Armstrong Supports Wind Study
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Wind affects all aircraft, particularly during takeoff and landing. It’s especially critical for new types of transportation. A new NASA…

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NASA Releases Newest Vision for Flight Research
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NASA has released the newest iteration of its vision for aeronautics research activities, and it includes exciting, cutting-edge sustainable aviation…

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NASA Research Challenge Selects Next Round of Student Participants
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NASA has selected another round of university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the…

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Collegiate teams to focus on natural disasters in 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
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In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies competition, NASA asks collegiate teams to examine aviation-related systems that will aid in…

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Supercomputers Aid Quesst Researchers in Predicting X-59’s Sound
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Before the X-59 flies, NASA researchers are getting ahead of the curve by using computational fluid dynamics to create what…

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NASA University Leadership Initiative’s First Teams Reflect on 5 Years
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In 2017, NASA gave five teams of university professors and students a unique opportunity: a chance to make original, hands-on…

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University Teams Selected as Finalists to Reimagine Aviation Energy Sources of the Future
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Eight teams participating in the 2023 Gateways to Blue Skies: Clean Aviation Energy (Blue Skies) Competition have been selected to…

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NASA Names University Teams to Take on Aeronautics Research Challenges
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NASA has selected four teams of university faculty and students to solve key challenges facing the future of air travel…

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A Future Aircraft Design, Supercomputed
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No, it’s not hypermodern art. This image from a simulation generated by NASA’s high-performance computers, shows a Transonic Truss Braced…

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NASA Interns Help Identify Aviation Solutions to Health Care Challenges
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A group of NASA interns recently made significant contributions to finding unique ways to apply NASA’s expertise to a complex…

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NASA’s Autonomous Aircraft Decision Tech Gets Simulated Urban Test
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Cities are complicated places to fly, presenting challenges – both known and unpredictable – for current and future air vehicles.…

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NASA Virtual Aviation Showcase to Highlight Transformative Innovation
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Members of the media and public are invited to participate in NASA’s imaginAviation, a free, virtual event focusing on how…

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NASA Looks for a New Twist on Sustainable Aviation
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For a team of NASA and industry researchers seeking to make aviation more sustainable, it’s all about the twist. No,…

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University Researchers Moving Electrified Aviation Forward with NASA
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With support from NASA, university researchers have made advances towards developing advanced fuel cells and electricity-conducting technology to generate power…

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NASA’s Solid-State Battery Research Exceeds Initial Goals, Draws Interest
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NASA researchers are making progress with developing an innovative battery pack that is lighter, safer, and performs better than batteries…

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NASA Partners with Zipline to Shape Future Operations of Autonomous Fleets
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NASA recently signed a Space Act Agreement with San Francisco-based Zipline to pursue a future vision of U.S. aviation that…

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Clean Aviation Energy is Focus of 2023 Blue Skies Competition
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In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition (aka, Blue Skies), NASA asks teams to identify potential clean aviation energy…

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Hang Out with NASA at Oshkosh 2022
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Each summer, more than half a million aviation enthusiasts and experts from around the planet descend into a regional airport…

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Field Tests Help Prepare NASA Tech for Fire Season
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Even before the summer’s hottest, driest weather has arrived, wildfires have taken a heavy toll in some parts of the…

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USRC Students Sees Success with Crowdfunding, NASA Grants
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A group of undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are working on a system that can 3D-print a whole drone and…

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Wildfire Workshop Accelerates NASA Firefighting Solutions
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In a changing climate, wildfires are becoming more widespread and devastating, threatening more people and land than ever before. In…

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NASA’s “Dream with Us” Challenge Asks Students for Their Vision
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NASA Aeronautics is reaching out to the innovators of tomorrow to share in the excitement of our vision for aviation’s…

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NASA Invites Collaboration to Define Sky for All
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We’ve long held dreams of what the future of air travel could look like. Something out of the Jetson’s TV…

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Advanced Air Mobility for Emergencies
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Read this feature in Spanish here. Hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes – our planet faces many of these natural disasters each…

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NASA Selects Four University Teams for Aviation Projects
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NASA’s research focus on sustainable aviation will get some big help from teams of university faculty and students recently selected…

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